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Bureau Veritas SA

AGM Information May 20, 2015

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Combined Annual Shareholders' Meeting of May 20, 2015: all the resolutions submitted have been adopted

Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, May 20, 2015 – The combined annual shareholders' meeting of Bureau Veritas, chaired by Frédéric Lemoine, Chairman of the Board of Directors, was held on Wednesday 20, 2015.

All the resolutions submitted to the shareholders' meeting have been adopted, among which:

  • the approval of the statutory and consolidated financial statements for the financial year ended on December 31, 2014;
  • the allocation of a dividend of 0.48 euro per share that will be payable on June 4, 2015;
  • the opinion on the elements of remuneration owed or granted to Didier Michaud-Daniel, Chief Executive Officer, for the financial year ending on December 31, 2014;
  • the renewal of the delegations of authority and/or the financial authorizations;
  • the amendment of the by-laws of Bureau Veritas relating to the duration of the directors' offices for the purposes of implementing a gradual renewal of the office of the members of the Board of Directors;
  • further to the amendment described above, renewal of the term of the offices of Philippe Louis-Dreyfus, Pierre Hessler, Patrick Buffet, Aldo Cardoso and Pascal Lebard.
  • the modification of the corporate name of the Company to BUREAU VERITAS.

During the presentation of the Board's reports, Didier Michaud-Daniel, Chief Executive Officer, presented the highlights of the financial year ended on December 31, 2014, the results of 2014, detailing in particular the revenue, adjusted operating profit, earning per share (EPS), cash flow statement and the financial position.

Didier Michaud-Daniel then presented the business review, the first quarter revenue, the outlook for 2015 and the other relevant information.

Frédéric Lemoine, Chairman of the Board, and Pierre Hessler, Chairman of the Nomination and Compensation Committee presented respectively the corporate governance and the elements of remuneration of the Chief Executive Officer.

The presentation made during the shareholders' meeting and the results of the vote of the resolutions submitted to the shareholders' meeting will be available on the Group's website www.bureauveritas.com under Finance / Shareholder Information / Shareholders' Meeting.

About Bureau Veritas

Bureau Veritas is a world leader in laboratory testing, inspection and certification services. Created in 1828, the Group has more than 66,700 employees in around 1,400 offices and laboratories located all across the globe. Bureau Veritas helps its clients to improve their performance by offering services and innovative solutions in order to ensure that their assets, products, infrastructure and processes meet standards and regulations in terms of quality, health and safety, environmental protection and social responsibility.

Bureau Veritas is listed on Euronext Paris and belongs to the Next 20 index. Compartment A, ISIN code FR 0006174348, stock symbol: BVI.

For more information, go to www.bureauveritas.com

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